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22 pounds, 4 ounces – World Record Largemouth Bass. The official largemouth world record was set on June 2nd, 1932 by the legend George Perry. He caught the 22 pound, 4 ounce whopper at Lake Montgomery in South Georgia. The fish comfortably fed his family of six, twice.
In fact, Kurosaki's 16-pound, 12-ounce fish is the largest fly caught largemouth ever recorded by the IGFA. Kurosaki coerced the fish to bite a custom tied minnow fly, and skillfully played the fish for five minutes before he landed what would become the men's 8-pound tippet class record.
On April 2, 2022, Jason Schall caught a bass measuring 55cm on the Ohoopee River in Georgia to take the lead in the All-Tackle Fly Length World Record category for largemouth bass.
1 - Current World Record - Lake Biwa, Japan. First up is the current world record. This impressive 22.311-lb bass was at Lake Biwa in Japan. This is the largest recorded largemouth bass ever caught, and what makes the catch even more impressive is the low number of largemouth in Japan.
Below is a list of all the current record holding largemouth bass from all 50 states. 2016 is turing out to be a good year with 2 records already being broken. Andre Klein pulled in a 11 lb 1.6 oz monster from Wagaons Pond on February 20, 2016 and Bill Evans posted a 12.53 lb bass on August 8, 2016, earning him the top spot as Washington State ...
The IGFA fly tackle record for Largemouth Bass is currently held by angler John R. Kelly, Jr who caught a 20.47-inch (52cm) fish in Stuart, Florida on 7th February 2022. At the time of the catch, he was using a Loomis IMXPro 1 rod, Hatch 5 Plus reel, Ande tourney Green line, and a Brushmouth Swimbait fly.
A Texas woman is the new title holder of the record for one of the biggest largemouth bass ever caught in the world.
The all-tackle world record for largemouth bass is arguably the most coveted fishing record in the world, and the current IGFA world record is actually a tie between two fish. Both bass weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. The first world record was caught by George Perry in Georgia’s Montgomery Lake in 1932. The more recent world record was caught ...
Two anglers in particular have managed to lay their claim to the world record largemouth bass, arguably the most sought-after prize in sport fishing. Three others, while not officially recognized, however, may have actually caught an even bigger bass!
Covering the biggest bass ever caught for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass world records and the stories around them.